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The Union relied heavily on midfielder Justin Mapp this season, but they will no longer have that luxury. In the MLS expansion draft, the new Montreal Impact swept him away from the Union after 44 games with Philadelphia.

Mapp, 27, started 34 games for the Union since being traded from Chicago in July of 2010. He had three goals and four assists this season. Mapp made his Union debut against the New England Revolution just
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While you’re out getting your Flyers Winter Classic jerseys, there’s another set of threads you might want to buy. The Philadelphia Union revealed their primary and secondary jerseys in a press release on Tuesday afternoon.

MLS teams change jerseys and uniforms in two-year intervals, so this serves as the fourth and fifth jerseys for the Union who already had home, away and alternate kits.

With a perfect pass from Brad Davis and unbreakable goalkeeping from Tally Hall, the Houston Dynamo ended the Union’s season on Thursday, with a 1-0 victory at Robertson Stadium in the second leg of the aggregate series.

The Union lost their first-ever playoff series by a combined score of 3-1.

Looking for a more offensive push, coach Peter Nowak made the questionable decision to move leading goal-scorer Sebastien
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With a defensive stance, the Union did their best to limit the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night at PPL Park in the first of two-game aggregate series in the opening round of the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs. However, the plan backfired.

With a pair of first-half goals on the five-man backfield of the Union, the Dynamo defeated the hosts, 2-1, to take the opening game of the series.

The Union’s dream of an Eastern Conference title died on the table at Red Bull Arena on Thursday night, as the team’s worst-case scenario was played out for the season finale in a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls.

With an opportunity to battle Sporting Kansas City for the top seed in the East, the Union faltered under an eighth-minute header goal from quick striker Dane Richards. The Union, who now have to wait and see
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Freddy Adu has spent the last four seasons in Europe, but is going to return to Major League Soccer. According to multiple reports, he will be heading to Philadelphia to be rejoined with Peter Nowack who coached him with D.C. United when he first entered the league.

Adu was rumored to be on the radar of Chivas USA, but the deal fell through.

They probably deserved three points, but the Union only got one in San Jose when they played the home Earthquakes to a 0-0 draw out west.

Without Jordan Harvey (traded to Vancouver on Thursday), center back Carlos Valdés (illness), midfielder Veljko Paunović (left hip strain) and Carlos Ruiz (coach’s decision), the Union still played well enough to win. They just couldn’t convert on numerous opportunities.
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